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Conference Organization & Chairing:

Polymer Degradation & Stabilisation Conference (Sweden 1999).
Minerals in Compounding 2010, AMI, Atlanta Georgia (USA 2010) - Chairman.
High Performance Plastics, RAPRA, Cologne (Germany 2011) - Chairman.
Minerals in Compounding 2011, AMI, Atlanta Georgia (USA 2011) - Chairman.
Minerals in Compounding 2012, AMI, Atlanta Georgia (USA 2011) - Chairman.
 

Invited Lectures Include:

Conference in Mineral Processing (1999).
Macromolecules '99.
Functional Fillers for Plastics (2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008).
Nano-structured Materials (2002).
Engineering Thermoplastics (2004).
High Performance Fillers (2005, 2006, 2007).
Advanced Materials Symposium (2008).
Cosmeceuticals Summit 2008.
AddCon 2008.
Nanopolymers (2008, 2009).
NPE/Antec (2009).
USM Business School (2009, 2010).
Smart Polymer Systems (2010).
Minerals in Compounding (2010, 2011).
Plastics Modification: Additives, Compounding & Coatings (2011).
Silicone Elastomers 2011.
SPE - New Jersey Section Meeting (2011).
 
Contracted Events:

Blow Fill Seal Annual Meeting
USA, 2002

Omya
Switzerland, 2004

Sasol
Germany, 2005

Intertech-Pira Polymer Composite Workshops
UK 2003, Germany 2004, USA 2008

SpecialChem web seminars on composites
2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Introduction to POSS® webinar for SPE
USA, 2009

POSS
® Flow Aids & Dispersants webinar, SpecialChem
USA, 2009

SpecialChem Innovation Workshop NPE/Antec
USA, 2009

Innovation in Industry web seminar for SpecialChem
2009

Impact Modification Strategies for Engineering Plastics webinar, SpecialChem 2009, 2010, 2011

Dispersants and Coupling Agents webinar, SpecialChem
2010, 2011


Books, Articles & Scientific Papers (excluding conference papers)

The Surface Characterization of Polyacrylonitrile-based Carbon Fibres by Electrochemical Techniques
S. J. Porter, C. L. DeArmitt, R. Robinson, J. P. Kirby and D. C. Bott, High Perf. Polym., 1 (1), 85, (1989). 

Synthesis of Novel Polyaniline Colloids Using Chemically Grafted Poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone)-Based Stabilizers
C. DeArmitt and S. P. Armes, J. Colloid Interf. Sci., 150 (1), 134, (1992).

A novel N-substituted polyaniline derivative
C. DeArmitt, S. P. Armes, J. Winter, F. A. Uribe, S. Gottesfeld and C. Mombourquette, Polymer, 34 (1), 158, (1993).

Colloidal Dispersions of Surfactant-Stabilized Polypyrrole Particles
C. DeArmitt and S. P. Armes, Langmuir, 9, 652, (1993).

Surface Composition of Surfactant-stabilised Polypyrrole Colloids
S. Y. Luk, W. Lineton, M. Keane, C. DeArmitt and S. P. Armes, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans., 91 (5), 905, (1995).

A study of the kinetics of polymerization of aniline using proton NMR spectroscopy
M. T. Gill, S. E. Chapman, C. L. DeArmitt, F. L. Baines, C. M. Dadswell, J. G. Stamper, G. A. Lawless, N. C. Billingham,S. P. Armes,
Synthetic Metals, 93, 227, (1998).

Improving synthetic hindered phenol antioxidants; Learning a lesson from vitamin E
K. D. Breese, J.-F. Lamèthe and C. DeArmitt, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 70, 89, (2000).

Synthesis and evaluation of hyperbranched phenolic antioxidants of three different generations
H. Bergenudd, P. Eriksson, C. DeArmitt, B. Stenberg, E. Malmström Jonsson, 76, 503-509, (2002).

Filled polypropylene: a cost - performance comparison of common fillers
C. DeArmitt & K. Breese, Plastics Additives & Compounding (Elsevier), 3, 9, 28-33 (2001).

Fillers & Surface Treatment
C. DeArmitt & R. Rothon, Plastics Additives & Compounding (Elsevier), 4, 5, 12-14 (2002).

Thermoplastic Composites (book, chapter 8)
C. DeArmitt & M. Hancock, Particulate-Filled Polymer Composites, 2nd Edition, Editor Professor R. Rothon, RAPRA, UK, 2003.

Nanocomposites (book, chapter 10)
C. DeArmitt & R. Rothon, Particulate-Filled Polymer Composites, 2nd Edition, Editor Professor R. Rothon, RAPRA, UK, 2003.

Trends in Styrenic Polymers
C. DeArmitt,  Modern Plastics, World Encyclopedia, 2004. (Revised & reprinted in 2005).

Raising the softening point of PVC
C. DeArmitt, Plastics Additives & Compounding (Elsevier), 6, 4, 32 (2004).

Thermoplastic compounds: finding the balance between performance and cost
C. DeArmitt, Plastics Additives & Compounding (Elsevier), 7, 2, 26-29 (2005).

Fancy Fillers
C. DeArmitt & R. Rothon, Plastics Additives & Compounding (Elsevier), 7, 4, 28-31 (2005).

Understanding filler interactions improves impact resistance
C. DeArmitt Plastics Additives & Compounding (Elsevier), 8, 4, 34-39 (2006).

New thermo-opaque thermoplastics offer novel visual effects
C. DeArmitt Plastics Additives & Compounding (Elsevier), 9, 6, 30-31 (2007).

POSS® keeps high temperature plastics flowing
C. DeArmitt & P. Wheeler, Plastics Additives & Compounding (Elsevier), 10, 4, 36-39 (2008).

POSS® User’s Guide
C. DeArmitt
POSS User's Guide 700 downloads per month since 2007.

Polyhedral Oligomericsilsequioxanes: Additives for Unique Cosmetic Properties
C. DeArmitt Cosmetics & Toiletries (Allured Publishing), 123, 8, 51-56 (2008).

Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsequioxane (POSS®) Enhanced Plastics (book, chapter 23)
C. DeArmitt, Functional Fillers for Plastics, 2nd Edition, Editor Professor M. Xanthos, Wiley-VCH, 2010.

POSS® Handbook
C. DeArmitt
(updated and improved compared to the POSS User's Guide).

Innovation in Industry: all talk and no action
C. DeArmitt, SpecialChem Marketing and Innovation Newsletter #3, July 2009.

Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes in Plastics (Chapter 5)
C. DeArmitt, Applications of Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes, Editor C. Hartman-Thompson, Springer Press, 2011.

Functional Fillers for Plastics (book chapter)
C. DeArmitt,
Applied Plastics Engineering Handbook: Processing and Materials, Editor Myer Kutz, PDL, 2011.

Dispersants and Coupling Agents (book chapter)
C. DeArmitt, R. N. Rothon, Applied Plastics Engineering Handbook: Processing and Materials, Editor Myer Kutz, PDL, 2011.

Filled with Success
C. DeArmitt, Compounding World, July / August 2010.

The Open Approach to Open Innovation
C. DeArmitt, European Plastics News, November 2010.

Making the Most of Minerals
C. DeArmitt, Compounding World, February 2011.


Patents (in addition to over 30 invention registrations at Electrolux)

EP 1 582 136 Dishwasher Provided with a Hot Warning Device for the Temperature of the Dishes
Christopher Lynn DeArmitt, Fabio Spizzo

DE 10 2005 027 547 Polymer films with improved scratch-resistance
Dr. Chris DeArmitt, Asimina Kavarnou, Dr. Graham Edmund McKee, Steffen Funkhauser

DE 10 2005 046 818 Tough, filler-containing styrenic polymer based materials
Dr. Graham Edmund McKee, Hans-Jürgen Renner, Dr. Daniel Wagner, Dr. Chris DeArmitt

DE 10 2006 011 074 Polymer blend, useful for the production of foil, molded body or fiber, comprises acrylate rubber modified
vinyl aromatic copolymer, glycol modified polyethylene terephthalate, phase mediator and fibrous- or particulate fillers
Dr. Chris DeArmitt, Dr. Graham Edmund McKee, Robert Huber, Dr. Michael Breulmann

EP 1 770 114 Sound damping sheets based on styrenic SBS polymers
Chris DeArmitt, Konrad Knoll, Robert Huber

WO 2006/048168 Method for Producing Polymer Compositions Containing Mineral Oil and a Filler
Christof Mehler, Chris DeArmitt, Philippe Desbois, Norbert Niessner, Claudius Schwittay, Jürgen Koch, Hans-Dieter Schwabe

WO 2006/053711 Tenacious Moulded Masses Containing Fillers and Based on Styrol Polymers
Graham Edmund McKee, Hans-Jürgen Renner, Daniel Wagner, Chris DeArmitt

WO 2007/113297 Method for Coagulating Aqueous Polymer Dispersions
Chris De Armitt, Graham Edmund McKee, Konrad Mitulla

WO 2007/118788 Continuous Process for Performing a Chemical Reaction in which a Gaseous Phase is added to a Charge
Stream Comprising one or more Solid Phases which have been Dissolved or Dispersed in Water
Wolfgang Fischer, Rainer Bardon, Chris DeArmitt

WO 2007/118796 Continuous Process for Performing a Reaction
Chris De Armitt

WO 2008/031719 UV-Stabilizers for Plastics
Chris DeArmitt, Graham Edmund McKee, Moritz Ehrenstein, Norbert Mosbach

WO 2008/065133 Method for Producing Dyed Textiles Comprising Polypropylene Fibres
Claudia Sierakowski, Chris DeArmitt, Hans-Helmut Görtz, Martin Weber, Philippe Desbois, Helmut Reichelt, Peter Poganiuch

EP 1 985 663 Moulded Article with Temperature Dependent Transparency
Chris DeArmitt, Graham Edmund McKee

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